Sökning: "Birds"
Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 342 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Birds.
16. Integrative taxonomy of birds : Studies into the nature, origin and delimitation of species
Sammanfattning : Species are the basic currency in biodiversity studies but what constitutes a species has long been controversial. A major breakthough was the insight that most systematists agree that species are segments of population lineages, and that multiple lines of evidence should be employed and integrated, a procedure called integrative taxonomy. LÄS MER
17. Birds and butterflies at the forest-farmland interface
Sammanfattning : Land-use change is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Through intensification of land-use, the agricultural landscape has become more homogenous and a result, many species associated with traditional farmland or other semi-natural open habitats have declined. LÄS MER
18. Importance of wild birds in the spread of Salmonella
Sammanfattning : Salmonella is one of the most important enteropathogenic bacteria. It is responsible for about 5000 reported cases of human gastroenteritis each year in Sweden. Salmonellosis is a zoonotic disease, and the bacterium has the ability to infect a variety of both domestic and wild animal species. LÄS MER
19. In the wake of a bird - Quantifying aerodynamic performance of avian flight
Sammanfattning : Flight is an expensive form of locomotion, but also offers the ability to travel great distances at relatively low cost. Birds have developed various adaptations for optimizing flight performance. The main aim of this thesis is to identify how morphological variables in birds affect aerodynamic drag and flight performance. LÄS MER
20. Magnetic orientation in migratory birds
Sammanfattning : My thesis focuses on magnetic orientation in migratory birds, i.e. how they can perceive information from the Earth’s magnetic field and use it for orientation. LÄS MER